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Sfards has successfully completed its first 28nm SF3301 dual-algorithm ASIC chip capable of mining Bitcoin and Litecoin simultaneously by using the latest in FD-SOI processing technology. The SF3301 is the world’s first chip to use the FD-SOI manufacturing process, and is also the world’s first 28nm dual-algorithm (SHA-256 & Scrypt)...

Sfards, formerly Gridseed, will roll out a 28nm Bitcoin and Litecoin dual-algorithm ASIC tapeout. The SF3301 will be the next generation of dual-algorithm mining chips - the world’s first 28nm with the capability to mine SHA-256 and Scrypt simultaneously. The advantages of this ability translate to an extended period of...

ASIC and mining data center firm BitFury Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Allied Control, a Hong Kong-based technology startup that builds advanced immersion cooling systems for supercomputing and data center applications. In two years, blockchain transaction processing or cryptocurrency mining has evolved through several hardware generations arriving...

Berlin-based Bitcoin Brothers have announced the company's next generation of massive computers for bitcoin mining and blockchain transactions. The Massive Super-Efficient Machines (MSEM) have over 6 petahash of computing power and are built on Bitcoin Brothers-designed 3D 16nm FinFET ASIC chips. Each of these monster machines effectively has the power...